This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation 2 Esdras 16:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 202123 For many of those who live on the earth shall perish by famine, and those who survive the famine shall die by the sword. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible23 They will lack life’s necessities, and the sword will scatter those who survive the famine. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)23 Their corpses will be thrown out like garbage, and there will be no one left to comfort the living. The earth will be deserted and its cities demolished. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers23 The dead will be cast out like dung, and there will be no one to comfort them; for the earth will be left desolate, and its cities will be cast down. See the chapterGood News Bible (Anglicised)23 Their corpses will be thrown out like dung, and there will be no one left to comfort the living. The earth will be deserted and its cities demolished. See the chapterWorld English Bible British Edition23 The dead will be cast out like dung, and there will be no one to comfort them; for the earth will be left desolate, and its cities will be cast down. See the chapter |